Enumerators and others during the House Listing Operation for Cenus 2027 at Aghunato Sub-Division, Zunheoboto on July 13. (DIPR)

Abraham Lincoln’s famous warning still rings true: ‘you can fool some people all the time, or all people some time, but not all people all the time’. In India today, that last category appears less theoretical. As the Modi government begins its thir...